Tithonus
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Tithonus is a figure in Greek mythology, a mortal prince loved by the dawn goddess Eos who was granted immortality without eternal youth, leading to his endless aging.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal prince ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homeric Hymns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Greek and Roman literature ⓘ poetry of Sappho ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Eos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | dawn ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Mortals loved by gods ⓘ Trojan princes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| children |
Emathion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curseType | eternal old age ⓘ |
| domainOfResidence | the dawn ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan ⓘ |
| fate | eternal life in perpetual old age ⓘ |
| father | Laomedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| giftFrom | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| giftType | immortality ⓘ |
| immortalityStatus | immortal without eternal youth ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | "Tithonus" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMotif | immortal but ever-aging man ⓘ |
| lovedBy | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endless aging
ⓘ
myth about immortality without youth ⓘ |
| origin | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partner | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForTransformation | unending decrepitude ⓘ |
| requestMadeBy | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requestTo | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceWith | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | example of flawed wish ⓘ |
| royalStatus | prince of Troy ⓘ |
| sibling | Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOrLover | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
separation of immortality and youth
ⓘ
warning about unintended consequences of immortality ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
divine–mortal love ⓘ immortality ⓘ |
| transformation | cicada ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memnon
subject surface form:
Memnon